It wasn't cortisone is my guess as cortisone isn't an immediate pain reliever. It takes down swelling and usually flairs up instantly and then 3-4 days later has an impact and helps relieve pain from swelling (but it also weakens tissues). I am limited to cortisone shots in my spine to 2 times a year in any one area due to the harsh impact.

My guess is it was that other pain killer. An actual narcotic. Toradol or something like that? They used a similar drug on me after I had surgery a couple of weeks ago. It didn't make my brain foggy and it lasted between 30-45 minutes per shot. But they use it to take away the pain instantly and then have to keep re-doing it every so often until I was ready for pills, but the pills make you sleepy...... so it would make sense they were prepared to give him a toradol or what they used on me dilaudid shot every so often to keep him going. They give the guys shots before games, and at halftime all the time and it messes up their organs. There was an article about some college that overused it and a kid in his 20's had a heart attack. I think he might have been at USC.

The Radish wrote:Did you really give us that straight line,,,"it doesn't make my brain foggy?"

Jesus Jon you're slipping.

But if there's one thing that we all need is for your brain to not get more foggy.

I said the SHOTS didn't make my brain foggy. I only got those in the hospital immediately after surgery for the first 3 or 4 hours before I could get pills to stay down. The pills DO make a brain foggy and make people tired (like I said).

Yes, and it causes organ damage and works way faster than cortisone. It's dangerous. But they do use the other one I mentioned.... dilaudid or even demerol. I've seen plenty of it in the locker room in my day. They want to get it into your system fast so they inject it.

Interesting thing to me, is I am very certain they gave him Cortisone in the week prior to the game, and then his ACL and LCL tear through. Cortisone breaks down tissue. How ironic would it be if the thing they gave him to get through the game is the same thing that led to his ACL and LCL ripping to shreds because they were in a weakened state.

Wasn't it a kid on USC that had the heart attack from Toradol? I figured you'd know since you're a close follower of the team. I thought I read something about it. I searched for a minute the other day and couldn't find the article I had read about a kid suing over some issues.